Put a Little Drama in your Life
KPBS AIRDATE: APRIL 28, 1999 Never let it be said that San Diego doesn’t have theatrical abundance. This week, “Forever Plaid” celebrated its 1000th performance. And for the ninth consecutive year, we get treated to the delectable smorgasbord that is the Actors Festival, two weeks of 27 new and seasoned works that involve more than 90 local theater artists. Read More →
KPBS AIRDATE: APRIL 21, 1999 Okay, so did the butler do it? You’ll have to figure it out for yourself. See if you can beat Lord Peter Wimsey to the chase. My husband did. Which just goes to show that, either my husband is a super-sleuth (which is true), or “Busman’s Honeymoon” is a tired old whodunit that Read More →
“THE FEVER” at the Fritz Theater and “BEDROOM FARCE” at the Old Globe KPBS AIRDATE: APRIL 14, 1999 To bastardize the Bard, it’s ‘Much Ado about Very Little’ and ‘Little Ado About Quite a Bit.’ That’s my take on “Bedroom Farce” at the Globe and “The Fever” at the Fritz. The Globe has gone back to another of its perennial favorites – the acidic Brit-com writer, Alan Ayckbourn. “Bedroom Farce” is a 20 year old Read More →
KPBS AIRDATE: APRIL 7, 1999 It’s a great week for seeing how the other half lives. At the San Diego Rep, there’s a world premiere Latino play, “Marriage is Forever,” and the Globe’s got “Blues for an Alabama Sky.” One’s comic, the other’s very dramatic; both are about finding your way in a not-always welcoming land, making a new life, Read More →
Pat Launer KPBS-FM KPBS AIRDATE: MARCH 31, 1999 Boys will be boys. And nothing succeeds like success. Using those two platitudes as a springboard, let me assert that playwright David Mamet keeps writing testosterone-loaded plays, and directors like Duane Daniels use them to seduce endless audiences. Read More →
KPBS AIRDATE: March 24, 1999 A lot of people think about modern dance the same way they do about modern art: it doesn’t tell a story, and they don’t ‘get it.’ Gina Angelique tries to remedy that. The inventive local choreographer calls what she does ‘dance theater,’ and story is its strength – and also, on occasion, its weakness. Read More →
“San Diego is a hotbed of theater. Every year, I see 200-250 productions. This is fertile ground for new work. In addition to the prodigious local talent, theatermakers from around the country come here to premiere their latest creations. San Diego sends more shows to Broadway than nearly any other city in the U.S.”
-Pat Launer